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Sam Burgess named on Bath bench Vs Harlequins tomorrow night
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 695545" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>I'd just like to add to what Saffy says that it's not all about the raw power available to a player, there's also a large dollop of technique - and how much wallop you're able to put in. Watching guys like Launchbury and Lawes run about like blindside flankers, that's going to affect how much power they can put into each scrum. Attwood's not lazy, but it's rare to see him making cover tackles out wide like Lawesbury. And it goes the other way - a guy putting in everything to survive in the scrum has less puff for making his way around the tight.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, technique - give me a small flanker who will stay bound and squeeze their prop in over a big dope who's not angled in and starts looking around early. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>On one of the other rugby forums, there's a guy who is (I think) a knee surgeon. He would ban front row players from playing top level rugby before they're about 22 if he could. You look at the troubles Corbs has had with his knee, Mullan with his shoulder, the long injuries that Thomas has had, and, yeah, it's great to see young props picking up experience, but it's also pretty worrying...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 695545, member: 42330"] I'd just like to add to what Saffy says that it's not all about the raw power available to a player, there's also a large dollop of technique - and how much wallop you're able to put in. Watching guys like Launchbury and Lawes run about like blindside flankers, that's going to affect how much power they can put into each scrum. Attwood's not lazy, but it's rare to see him making cover tackles out wide like Lawesbury. And it goes the other way - a guy putting in everything to survive in the scrum has less puff for making his way around the tight. Anyway, technique - give me a small flanker who will stay bound and squeeze their prop in over a big dope who's not angled in and starts looking around early. On one of the other rugby forums, there's a guy who is (I think) a knee surgeon. He would ban front row players from playing top level rugby before they're about 22 if he could. You look at the troubles Corbs has had with his knee, Mullan with his shoulder, the long injuries that Thomas has had, and, yeah, it's great to see young props picking up experience, but it's also pretty worrying... [/QUOTE]
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